A polar bear ate my deal practical economic development for the small town nov 24 2020 posted by zane grey public library text id 774abd93 online pdf ebook epub library region where the temperatures are low the water is cold and they are able to move around on thick sheets of ice there will be more and more attributions will grow at the. The polar bear ursus maritimus is an icon of the arctic environment and canadas wildlife heritage canada is home to approximately 15 000 polar bears representing two thirds of the global total the canadian polar bear population extends to four provinces and three territories within the arctic marine environment. The bears are big business a rare cash cow in small northern communities sport hunters pay up to 30000 for the chance to bag a bear inuit hunters can get up to 400 a metre for bear hide. Polar bear great white northern bear found throughout the arctic region except for one subspecies of grizzly bear the polar bear is the largest and most powerful carnivore on land it has no natural predators and knows no fear of humans making it an extremely dangerous animal. In the case of polar bears however decision making by humans that favors short term economic returns over long term economic health is what poses a threat to their lunchbox climate change is eroding bear habitat at a rate of approximately one day a year that means that every spring the sea ice is receding earlier and returning later